List of Paid Social Sciences Journals: 2025
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Here, we provide an updated list of scholarly, peer-reviewed without APC social sciences journals.
APC Free social sciences Journals are academic journals that do not charge authors an Article Processing Charge (APC) to publish their research.
There are many social sciences journals that charge zero APC (Article Processing Charges) from authors, and these journals are indexed in major databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), and DOAJ.
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APC Free Social Sciences Journals List
For the most recent list of APC waived social sciences journals, see the list below.
| Journals List | Subject | ISSN | IF | CiteScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment | Social Sciences | 1361-9209 | 7.6 | 12.3 |
| Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice | Social Sciences | 0965-8564 | 6.4 | 12.4 |
| Sustainable Development | Social Sciences | 1099-1719 | 12.5 | 15.2 |
| European Societies | Social Sciences | 1469-8307 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| Review of Public Personnel Administration | Social Sciences | 1552-759X | 3.9 | 8.9 |
| IEEE Communications Standards Magazine | Social Sciences | 2471-2833 | 7.1 | |
| Current Issues in Tourism | Social Sciences | 1747-7603 | 7.6 | 13.7 |
| Journals of Gerontology Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | Social Sciences | 1758-5368 | 6.2 | 9.4 |
| Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Social Sciences | 0272-2631 | 5.4 | 8.0 |
| Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education | Social Sciences | 1469-297X | 4.8 | 9.3 |
| International Journal of Advertising | Social Sciences | 1759-3948 | 6.5 | 10.2 |
| New Media and Society | Social Sciences | 1461-7315 | 6.9 | 11.6 |
| Sociology of Education | Social Sciences | 1939-8573 | 3.9 | 7.6 |
| Journal of Teacher Education | Social Sciences | 1552-7816 | 3.9 | 9.8 |
| Urban Studies | Social Sciences | 1360-063X | 4.9 | 9.6 |
| Information Processing and Management | Social Sciences | 1873-5371 | 8.6 | 14.8 |
| Dialogues in Human Geography | Social Sciences | 2043-8214 | 27.5 | 8.3 |
| British Journal of Educational Technology | Social Sciences | 1467-8535 | 6.6 | 13.8 |
| International Journal of Press Politics | Social Sciences | 1940-1620 | 4.8 | 8.6 |
| Modern Language Journal | Social Sciences | 1540-4781 | 4.9 | 10.7 |
| Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review | Social Sciences | 1573-2827 | 6.9 | 10.1 |
| IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification | Social Sciences | 2332-7782 | 7 | 10.7 |
| Criminology | Social Sciences | 1745-9125 | 5.8 | 8.8 |
| Annals of the International Communication Association | Social Sciences | 2380-8977 | 10.2 | |
| Linguistic Inquiry | Social Sciences | 1530-9150 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Journal of Communication | Social Sciences | 1460-2466 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Public Opinion Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1537-5331 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Social Forces | Social Sciences | 1534-7605 | 4.8 | 6.6 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | Social Sciences | 1535-3966 | 9.8 | 15.6 |
| Journal of Experimental Political Science | Social Sciences | 2052-2649 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Perspectives on Politics | Social Sciences | 1537-5927 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| International Journal of Urban and Regional Research | Social Sciences | 0309-1317 | 3.3 | 7.1 |
| Developmental Review | Social Sciences | 1090-2406 | 6.6 | 10.2 |
| International Security | Social Sciences | 1531-4804 | 5 | 8.9 |
| Public Management Review | Social Sciences | 1471-9037 | 5.8 | 9.5 |
| Journal of School Psychology | Social Sciences | 1873-3506 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Energy Research and Social Science | Social Sciences | 2214-6296 | 6.7 | 11.9 |
| Language Learning | Social Sciences | 1467-9922 | 4.4 | 9.7 |
| Communication Research | Social Sciences | 1552-3810 | 6.2 | 2.779 |
| Transportation Science | Social Sciences | 1526-5447 | 4.6 | 9.1 |
| Gender Work and Organization | Social Sciences | 1468-0432 | 5.8 | 8.0 |
| Social Issues and Policy Review | Social Sciences | 1751-2409 | 9.4 | 15.5 |
| Journal of Peasant Studies | Social Sciences | 1743-9361 | 6.0 | 10.1 |
| Journal of Second Language Writing | Social Sciences | 1060-3743 | 6.1 | 9.1 |
| Government Information Quarterly | Social Sciences | 0740-624X | 7.8 | 17.3 |
| Tobacco Control | Social Sciences | 1468-3318 | 5.7 | 10.6 |
| Review of International Political Economy | Social Sciences | 1466-4526 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Socio Economic Review | Social Sciences | 1475-1461 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| Policy and Society | Social Sciences | 1449-4035 | 9.3 | 14.0 |
| Journal of Marriage and Family | Social Sciences | 1741-3737 | 6.0 | 8.1 |
| American Journal of Sociology | Social Sciences | 1537-5390 | 4.4 | 6.2 |
| Journal of Vocational Behavior | Social Sciences | 1095-9084 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| Big Data and Society | Social Sciences | 2053-9517 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Progress in Planning | Social Sciences | 1873-4510 | 6.4 | 11.2 |
| Learning and Instruction | Social Sciences | 0959-4752 | 6.2 | 11.2 |
| Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change | Social Sciences | 1757-7799 | 9.2 | 18.1 |
| Scientific data | Social Sciences | 2052-4463 | 9.8 | 11.2 |
| West European Politics | Social Sciences | 1743-9655 | 4.0 | 8.8 |
| Journal of Urban Economics | Social Sciences | 1095-9068 | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| European Journal of Information Systems | Social Sciences | 1476-9344 | 8.2 | 17.0 |
| Journal of Applied Econometrics | Social Sciences | 1099-1255 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| World Development | Social Sciences | 0305-750X | 6.9 | 10.9 |
| Antipode | Social Sciences | 1467-8330 | 5.0 | 8.3 |
| Journal of Interactive Advertising | Social Sciences | 1525-2019 | 11.5 | |
| World Bank Research Observer | Social Sciences | 1564-6971 | 8.4 | 9.5 |
| Journal of the American Planning Association | Social Sciences | 0194-4363 | 6.1 | 9.4 |
| Political Science Research and Methods | Social Sciences | 2049-8489 | 3.8 | 6.7 |
| Tourism Geographies | Social Sciences | 1470-1340 | 8.3 | 22.0 |
| Contemporary Educational Psychology | Social Sciences | 1090-2384 | 10.3 | 12.5 |
| Political Psychology | Social Sciences | 1467-9221 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
| Digital Journalism | Social Sciences | 2167-082X | 6.4 | 11.4 |
| Research and Politics | Social Sciences | 2053-1680 | 4.3 | 6.3 |
| Information Systems Research | Social Sciences | 1526-5536 | 4.9 | 8.2 |
| Educational Researcher | Social Sciences | 1935-102X | 8.2 | 11.1 |
| Child Development Perspectives | Social Sciences | 1750-8606 | 6.4 | 9.9 |
| Long Range Planning | Social Sciences | 1873-1872 | 8.5 | 12.2 |
| Business Strategy and the Environment | Social Sciences | 1099-0836 | 13.4 | 17.8 |
| Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies | Social Sciences | 0968-090X | 8.3 | 15.5 |
| Transport Reviews | Social Sciences | 1464-5327 | 11.3 | 20.5 |
| Global Environmental Change | Social Sciences | 1872-9495 | 8.9 | 16.5 |
| Business and Society | Social Sciences | 1552-4205 | 7.7 | 13.8 |
| Journal of Sustainable Tourism | Social Sciences | 1747-7646 | 9.0 | 18.9 |
| Political Behavior | Social Sciences | 1573-6687 | 3.9 | 8.1 |
| Transportation Research, Part E Logistics and Transportation Review | Social Sciences | 1366-5545 | 10.6 | 14.7 |
| Structural Equation Modeling | Social Sciences | 1532-8007 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Journal of Politics | Social Sciences | 1468-2508 | 4.6 | |
| Political Communication | Social Sciences | 1091-7675 | 7.6 | 10.1 |
| Educational Psychology Review | Social Sciences | 1573-336X | 10.1 | 14.5 |
| Transportation Research Part B Methodological | Social Sciences | 0191-2615 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| Journal of Travel Research | Social Sciences | 1552-6763 | 10.0 | 16.6 |
| Educational Research Review | Social Sciences | 1878-0385 | 11.7 | 17.4 |
| Public Administration Review | Social Sciences | 1540-6210 | 8.3 | 12.2 |
| Internet and Higher Education | Social Sciences | 1096-7516 | 8.6 | 16.6 |
| Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | Social Sciences | 1477-9803 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| Communication Methods and Measures | Social Sciences | 1931-2466 | 11.4 | 14.2 |
| Comparative Political Studies | Social Sciences | 1552-3829 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Social Sciences | 1939-1315 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| Annals of Tourism Research | Social Sciences | 0160-7383 | 13.2 | 15.9 |
| Human Relations | Social Sciences | 1741-282X | 6.6 | 10.8 |
| Tourism Management | Social Sciences | 0261-5177 | 12.7 | 22.9 |
| European Journal of Political Research | Social Sciences | 1475-6765 | 5.3 | 9.2 |
| The Lancet Healthy Longevity | Social Sciences | 2666-7568 | 13.1 | 9.5 |
| Computers and Education | Social Sciences | 0360-1315 | 12 | 23.8 |
| Journal of Organizational Behavior | Social Sciences | 1099-1379 | 6.8 | 12.4 |
| British Journal of Political Science | Social Sciences | 1469-2112 | 5 | 7.8 |
| Research Synthesis Methods | Social Sciences | 1759-2887 | 9.8 | 14.6 |
| Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health | Social Sciences | 2159-6778 | 4.9 | 15.6 |
| International Organization | Social Sciences | 1531-5088 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Political Analysis | Social Sciences | 1476-4989 | 5.4 | 12.3 |
| International Journal of Information Management | Social Sciences | 0268-4012 | 21 | 41.9 |
| American Journal of Political Science | Social Sciences | 1540-5907 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| Analytic Methods in Accident Research | Social Sciences | 2213-6665 | 12.9 | 19.7 |
| Leadership Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1873-3409 | 7.5 | 15.3 |
| Journal of Consumer Research | Social Sciences | 1537-5277 | 10.5 | 13.5 |
| Journal of Business and Economic Statistics | Social Sciences | 1537-2707 | 4.8 | 7.6 |
| Nature Sustainability | Social Sciences | 2398-9629 | 29.2 | 40.2 |
| Nature Climate Change | Social Sciences | 1758-6798 | 31.4 | 32.5 |
| American Political Science Review | Social Sciences | 0003-0554 | 8.5 | 9.9 |
| Journal of Service Research | Social Sciences | 1552-7379 | 12.4 | 17.2 |
| Social Science Journal for Advanced Research | Social Sciences | 2583-0074 | ||
| Review of Educational Research | Social Sciences | 1935-1046 | 11.2 | 21.9 |
| American Sociological Review | Social Sciences | 1939-8271 | 9.1 | 17.8 |
| Uninga Review | Social Sciences | 2178-2571 | ||
| China Economic Quarterly International | Social Sciences | 2666-9331 | 0.9 | |
| Review of Economics and Statistics | Social Sciences | 1530-9142 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
| International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences | Social Sciences | 0973-5089 | 1.1 | |
| Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries | Social Sciences | 1681-4835 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity | Social Sciences | 2588-9338 | 4.3 | |
| Journal of Mountain Science | Social Sciences | 1993-0321 | 2.66 | 4.2 |
| Journal of Safety Science and Resilience | Social Sciences | 2096-7527 | 5.70 | 6.4 |
| Chinese Geographical Science | Social Sciences | 1993-064X | 3.62 | 6.1 |
| Journal of Scientometric Research | Social Sciences | 2320-0057 | 1.7 | |
| Global Transitions | Social Sciences | 2589-7918 | 11.76 | 17.8 |
| Geography and Sustainability | Social Sciences | 2666-6839 | 9.7 | 12.3 |
| Journal of Education and Health Promotion | Social Sciences | 2319-6440 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Communications in Transportation Research | Social Sciences | 2772-4247 | 15.78 | 9.4 |
| Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing | Social Sciences | 0974-3006 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Social Sciences | 1545-861X | 29.095 | 52.8 |
| Higher Education for the Future | Social Sciences | 2348-5779 | 12.3 |
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